InqScribe

InqScribe uses local, AI-powered transcription to turn audio and video into text without cloud uploads. A media-savvy text editor enables flexible note-taking, mixing notes with transcripts, adding analysis codes, or inserting time-stamped comments. Users combine notes and playback in one window. Smart linking adds clickable timecodes to jump to exact moments. The software supports video and audio formats like H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, MPEG, MP4. Timecodes handle formats including film, PAL, NTSC drop frame and non-drop frame. Export options include subtitles, tab-delimited, XML, and UTF8 for multiple languages. Playback controls work with USB footpedals and variable speeds. Currently free until February 28, 2026; lifetime license available for $79.

Core Strengths:

• Local AI-powered transcription without cloud uploads
• Media-savvy text editor for notes, analysis codes, time-stamped comments
• Clickable timecodes for jumping to moments
• Video and audio support including H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, MPEG, MP4
• USB footpedal control and variable speed playback
• Keyboard shortcuts for media playback and text snippets
• Export transcripts to subtitles, tab-delimited, XML formats
• Timecode series insertion and export
• Offline media options with computer clock or stopwatch timers